Voice-activated 'Hey Cortana' arrives on Android with stipulations

Microsoft is continuing to expand Cortana their future information hub for all things Microsoft with an update to the beta Android app. Version 1.0.0.289 went live in the last few days and with it comes an interesting feature: Hey Cortana.

For those on certain Lumias and Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 10 Hey Cortana is old news. The voice-activated system lets users call Cortana when their phones are in standby giving a hands-free search experience. Windows 10 Mobile is getting the feature as well, but as of now it is disabled likely due to some device-specific drivers needed.